THE SUNDAY OREG ONI AX,. PORTLAND, MAT 3. 190S.
New York Orchestra a Splendid Organization
No Other in America Can Compare With It in Efficiency Which It Has Attained Under the Direction of
Walter Damrosch. '
THE New York Orchestra, under the
direction of Walter Damrosch. is
devoting-Its time exclusively to the
attainment of the highest Ideals in mu
sical interpretation. It has been en
dowed by a number of wealthy New
York patrons of music, and is now en
tirely Independent of the spirit of com
mercialism that mars the work of other
organizations of this kind. Enlarged, re
organized and wonderfully strengthened,
this orchestra is now engaged by con
tract to meet every day for at least
seven months in the year, devoting the
mornlng3 to rehearsals and the after
noons and evenings to symphony concerts
in New York and other cities. In 1 this
' way the organization is constantly de
- voted to the cultivation of symphonic mu
sic, which stands in a class by itself as
the highest form of Instrumental music
Other orchestras divido their energies
between musical work of a commercial
nature at the popular 'theaters and more
serious study of the masterpieces, more
or less incidental and occasional, the
main portion of their energies being oc
cupied in the struggle for a livelihood.
Thus it will be seen at a glance that the
New York Symphony Orchestra stands
on a much higher plane than most of
the leading organizations of Its kind in
America. Only one other ranks with It
in splendid efficiency.
The Lois Steers-Wynn Coman man
agement, by successfully arranging a
series of engagements in all the lead
ing cities of the Northwest, have con
trived to offer inducements that, for the
first time, enable this magnificent ag
gregation of artists to visit the Pacific
Coast. They will be heard here In three
orchestral concerts, Wednesday evening,
June 3; Thursday afternon and evening,
June 4, at the Armory- This has been
made an official feature of the pro
gramme of the Rose Festival, and thou
sands of music-lovers will thus have the
unusual opportunity of hearing pro
grammes of masterpieces Interpreted in
a way that cannot be duplicated this side
of New York and Boston.
GOING TO THE SOUTH POLE
Scotch Expedition Will Try to Cross
Antarctic Continent.
LONDON, April 25. To a music seller's
shop In Halford street. Leicester, there
hRS recently been removed a harpischord
of historic Interest. Not only is the in
strument nearly 300 years old, but its
keyboard has felt the touch of a great
master.
Made by Andreas Ruckers, the Stradi
varlus of harpischord makers, decorated,
it Is believed, by Van der Mueler, and
played on by Handel, this famous instru
mont. coated with the dust of centuries,
found Its way to a modern and prosalo
salesroom. There Its identity was dis
covered and one of the finest harplschords
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j WALTER DAMROSChlEADER NEW YORK ORCHESTRA.
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In the world was thereby rescued from a
dubious fate.
Over the sounding board Is the date of
manufacture 1614. Immediately over the
keyboard is the inscription, in black let
ters, "Andreas Ruckers me fecit Ant
verplae." Seven feet 6 inches in length
and 2 feet in width, made of birch, this
old harpischord. with its antique brass
mountings. mahogany veneering. and
paintings, la In a wonderful state of pres
ervation. Apart, however, from its as
sociations it Is a musical revelation to
20th century musicians. Its tone effects,
unimpaired by age. are superb. Compared
with Its quiet, soul breathing melody, the
modern pianoforte seems harsh and metallic.
Before the instrument came inte the
hands of its present possessor Cyrus
Gamble, & Leicester musician it had
passed through many vicissitudes. At
one time it belonged to the Rev. John
Bower, president of tne Bath Philhar
monic Society. The reverend gentleman
always contended that "on this particular
harpischord Handel played a great deal.
and this opinion is corroborated by other
well-known authorities.
Four distinct effects can be produced on
the instrument, viz.. lute, oboe, harp and
lute and oboe combined. The fact that it
possesses two keyuoards is important.
And there are very few harpischord In
existence bearing an earlier date than
1611.
FRENCH GARDENERS EXCEL
GKOW $2500 WORTH OF PRO
DUCE OX SINGLE ACRE.
Cover Ground With Bell Glasses
and Low Frames and Raise :
Three Crops Each Year.
LON'DOX. April 25. Much interest is
felt in regard .to the methods employed
by the French gardeners, who can grow
12500 worth of produce on an acre. The
system is now being attempted at That
cliam, in Berkshire.
There is at hand an account pf a Erench
garden belonging to a M. Ronce. The
garden covers Just under two and three
quarter acres, for which $500 was spent in
rent and taxes. This small area of land
returned a total in one year of 250,000
pounds of vegetables, the chief items con
sisting of:
Twenty thousand pounds carrots, 20,000
pounds onions, 6000 heads of cabbage, 3000
cauliflowers, 5000 baskets of tomatoes, 5000
dozen of choice fruit, and 154.000 heads of
salad.
The system consists In covering the
ground with bell glasses and low frames,
beneath which the soil Is worked up to a
wonderful perfection. Each inch bears at
least three crops a year, and insures a
supply of vegetables all the year round,
lettuce, carrots and tomatoes being a com
mon sequence.
At the Thatcham farm it is expected
that a piece of three-quarters of an acre
will produce many hundred melons as
parly as May. The small piece contains
400 lights, or frames, and 1000 bell glasses.
But it Is possible to begin in a small way,
and gradually Increase.
In the beginning the work is light and
a great deal of the detail can be done by
the man's wife or even children of 10
years of age and upward.
An appreciable return can be got from
a dozen lights and 20 bell glasses laid out
on a tiny strip of land, such as most cot
tages have. The capital outlay on this
would he at the outside $106, with about
$50 on manure. The results of the sys
tem are so prolific that it Is common for
a Paris gardener to give $250 an acre an
nual rent.
HOMES FOR THE POOR.
Rich Man Leaves Fortune to Build
Model Flats.
LONDON, April 25. Surrounded by
small and uncomely looking houses, the
first block of workmen's dwellings being
built under the will of the late William
Richard Sutton, the millionaire carrier,. Is
rapidly Hearing completion in James
street, Bethnal Green.
Nearly $10,000,000 was left by Mr. Sut
ton when he died, in 1900, for the purpose
of providing houses for the poor. The
estate Is administered in chancery, and
the permission of the court has to be ob
tained before any money can be ex
pended. The dwellings under construction will
be the finest of their kind anywhere.
They will cost $200,000, the site being pur
chased for another $55,000. The number,
size and rental of the dwellings being
provided will be:
4 of four rooms $2.50 a week
66 of three rooms $1.80 a week
66 of two rooms 1.25 a week
24 of one room 62 cents per week
Attached to each flat will be a roomy
kitchen. By pulling a lever It will be
possible to transfer the fire from the
kitchen range through an Iron shutter
into the stove of the sitting-room. Bach
bedroom will have a permanent ward
robe, and there will be a bath in each
flat.
Liner's Steward a Smuggler.
PHILADELPHIA. May 2. Taken from
the British steamship Haverford as she
was steaming down the Delaware River
from this port bound for, Liverpool,
Robert Gordan, of Liverpool, England,
the chief steward of the liner, was ar
rested today by customs officials,
charged with smuggling silks, laces and
other dutiable goods, and was held in
$1000 ball for trial. The smuggled articles
were discovered In a mattress that was
landed here by the Haverford.
Will Nominate Harmon In Ohio.
COLUMBUS, O., May 2. The Demo
cratic state convention meets here next
Tuesday for the selection of a full state
ticket. From reports received from all
over the state today It seems that Jud
son Harmon, of Cincinnati, will be noml
nated for Governor, if he will accept.
I 1 A NEW ROLE
SHOWS ABILITY AS LIGHTNING
CHANGE ARTIST.
Keeps Appointments With Pope and
Italian Queen Within the
Same Hall-Hour.
LONDON, May 2. (Special.) J. Pler
pont Morgan found himself in a diffi
culty the other day in an effort to keep
two appointments with hie habitual punc
tuality. At Rome he obtained audiences
both with Queen Elena and with the Pope.
Unfortunately both were appointed for
the same day and within half -an hour
of each other. It was a delicate matter
to run the risk of offending the Vatican
or the Qulrinal. In the latter case it
might have been specially awkward for
the American Ambassador who has to ar-
Spitzner Philharmonic
Society
Grand Recital
May 1 7 at 2:45, Heilitf Theater
Orchestra of 80 Pieces
Tickets 25c, for saje at Abendroth's
Jewelry Store, 326 Washington Street.
LYRIC THEATER
Cor. 7th & Alder Sts. Both Phones: Main 4685 Home A .1026
WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY EVENING, MAY 4
P. R. Allen presents Miss Verna Felton and the. Allen Stock Company
in "W. II. Montague's beautiful Southern play,
UNDER H MAGNOLIA
Matinees Tuesdays, Thursday, Saturdays and Sundays. Prices, 10c and
20c. Every evening at 8:30. Prices, 10c, 20c and 30c,
NEW MOVING PICTURES BETVEEN 'THE ACTS NO LONG WAITS.
HEILI
G THEATER
14th AND WASHINGTON St.
PHONES MAIN 1 and A112S
MAY, 7, 8 AND 9, 1908
THURSDAY FRIDAY
SATURDAY .
SPECIAL. PRICE MATINEE SATURDAY
MR. WM. A. BRADY, Presents
MR. WILTON
IN HALL CAINE'S PLAT,
"THE BONDMAN"
Baaed on hi like-named novel.
EVENING PRICES.
Lower floor, first 10 rows. $2.00
Lower floor, last S rows. ..fl.no
Balcony B1.0O, 73c, ROe
Gallery SOe
Boxes S12.C0
SPECIAL MATINEE PRICES.
Lower floor, first 10 rows.fl.S0
Lower floor, last 6 rows. . .ti n
Balcony 75c, itoc
Gallery 2Sc
Boxes $10.00
SEAT SALE OPENS NEXT TUESDAY AT THE THEATER
range these matters. Then, again. It was
necessary to wear the regular court cos
tume In each case.
Mr. Morgan's indomitable energy man
aged to overcome the problem, as usual.
He went to the royal palace five minutes
ahead of time, was granted his audience,
then returned to his hotel, changed his
dress in double-quick time, as Mr. Glad
stone could do when ten years older than
Mr. Morgan's 70 years, and as quickly as
can President Roosevelt, and hurried to
the Vatican at the speed limit. Pope Plus
indulgently accepted his apology for keep
ing him waiting Ave minutes, and the
audience passed off pleasantly for both.
Mr. Morgan can be, it teems, as good a
THE-
VAUDEVILLE DE LUXE
Beginning
MondayMay4,08
Another Wonderful Pro
gramme Headed By
The Marco Twins
The Greatest Novelty in
Vaudeville.
Something to Laugh At
Be sure that you don't miss
them.
Special Added Attraction,
Mr. Porter J. White and
Company
Presenting the Dramatic
Sketch,
THE VISITOR
Special Feature.
The Musical Comedy Star,
CLARA THROPP
The Daintiest Comedienne in
Vaudeville.
ASCOTT-EDDY TRIO.
Novelty Pantomime, Aciobatic
Comedy and Toe Dancing.
ALPHA TRIO
Novelty Hoop Rollers and
Jugglers.
FRED G. BAUER
Rendering the Latest New York
Success.
. F. F. MONTRESSA
Dean of I. A. T. S. E. Opera
tors, Exhibiting the Latest Im
ported Moving Pictures.
Time and Prices Remain the
Same.
Next Week,
TEE PEKIN ZOUAVES
diplomat as e. financier. He has simi
larly lately gratified French historical
tastes by the gift of a portrait of the
Emperor Bonaparte to fill a gap which
he noticed in the souvenir collection at
the Malmalson. A copy of Augustin's
famous picture of the First Napoleon,
owing to Mr. Morgan, now adorns the
wall of the chateau of his ill-treated Em
press Josephine, becoming the property
of the French nation with the house and
all Its contents presented to France by
M. Osiris.
Tans! Tans! Tans! at Rosenthal's.
Merzrer Ht cflasseH for SI. 00.
COMING
MR. WALTER DAMROSCH
AND THE
NEW YORK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
THREE ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS
THE ARMORY
Wednesday Evening, June 3. Thursday Afternoon and Evening, June 4
Direction
LOIS STEERS WYNN COMAN
Heilig Theater
The Fainoua Coloratura
soprano
Monday evening
MISS BESSIE
DIRECT FROM
Metropolitan Opera House
New York City
GRAND SONG RECITAL.
PRICES: .
$2.00, $1.50, $1.00, 75c
Mall Orders Received
MONDAY, MAY 4.
Box Office Sale Opens
FRIDAY, MAY 8.
Address letters and make
checks and money orders pay
able to W. T. Pangle, Manager
Heilig Theater.
CIRCUS DAY AT PORTLAND
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, MAY 11 AND 12
PERFORMANCES, a AND S P. M.
TENTS SITUATED COR. RALEIGH
AND TWENTY-SIXTH.
OTPPlMfllflii-S em morns
THE PEERLESS POTTERS,
WORLD'S CHAMPION AERIALISTS.
ROSE DOCKERILL. '
QUEEN OF LADY RIDERS.
Grand Street Parade 10:30 A. M.
Marqdam Grand
Week of May 3 Best in Vaudeville
Portland's Leading Theater. J. A. JOHNSON, Resident Mgr.
PANT AGE
ATTRACTIONS
Week ending Sunday: WILLIE ZIMMERMAN, famous imperson
ator. The Wheelers, Carmen DeVillers, The Stagpoles, ' Blanche
Sloane, Lloyd and Whitehouse, Jean Wilson, the Biograph.
TOR THE NEW WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY:
BIG JEFF
The Monster Boxing Kangaroo.
In a cyclone bont with a professional boxer. Jeff is a new one, eight
feet high, just imported from Australia.
A SECOND FEATURE
THE GOLDEN GATE QUINTETTE
Imitations, Dancing, Singing, Comedy. One of the Best Acts in
Vaudeville.
FRANCIS DOOLEY & CO.
Latest New York Songs.
THE GREAT KINSNERS
Premier Equilibrists.
JEAN WILSON
Illustrated Song.
MISS MAY EVANS
Whistling Soubrette.
JACQUELINE
And Her Twa Scotch Kilties.
THE BIOGRAPH
New Motion Pictures.
Matinees Every Afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Nights' at 7:30 and
9 o'clock.
No advance in prices: Upstairs, 35c; Downstairs, 25c; Boxes, 50c.
Any seat at weekday matinees, FIFTEEN CENTS. 1
THEATER
PHONES: MAIN 2, A 5360
GEO. L. BAKER, GEN. MGR.
PORTLAND'S FASHIONABLE POPULAR PRICE PLAYHOUSE
HOME OF THE INCOMPARABLE BAKER STOCK COMPANY '
BAKER
All Week &YJI7W MAY 3, 1908
ONE OF THE SEASON'S RICHEST AND
. MOST BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTIONS
THE CLIMBERS
Clyde Fitch's Greatest Society Play Fascinating Plot Intense Sit
uations Elaborate Scenery and Stage Settings The gowns worn by
the ladies of the Baker Company will be the most gorgeous and ex
pensive, far excelling everything before seen on the Baker stage
A true picture of rich and lavish display in high society Stage under
direction of William Dills.
MATINEE SATURDAY.
Evening Prices 25c, 35c, 50c
Matinee 15c, 25c
NEXT WEEK "THE HEIR TO THE HOORAH'
THE
DONT FORGET TWO SHOWS EVERY EVENING
First at 7:30 and Second at 9:15 P. M.
Beginning Sunday Matinee, May 3d, 1908, the
ARMSTRONG MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY
Offer the Musical Comedy
"The Bathing Girls"
Be sure that you do not miss the Armstrong Organization in this pro
duction. Extra Large Cast, Special Scenery and Electrical Effects,
Including the following High-Class Vaudeville Numbers:
Mysterious Musical Three Musical
Bennetts Bell Boys
Black Art Musical Comedy Act. Singing and Dancing Comedians.
Three shown dally, 2:30, 7:30 and 8:15 P. M. Matinee prices. 15c to all
seats except boxes. Evening; prices, entire lower floor, 25 ci entire bal
cony and srallery, 15c.
TBBSi
Clean. Refined, Up-to-Dat
f Outdoor Entertainment
Fourth Year of Successful Operation
I Opens Saturday, May 16
Entire Chance of Policy in the Pleasure Parle Beantlfnl, with
Many New and Varied Features and the Most Wonderful "Gay
t way" West of Chicago's W hite City.
Tyrolean Concerts, Leaping the Chasm
I in an Automobile and the Merry
i Widow in Fireworks
f COMING The Band of White and Gold and the Allen Curtis
Comic Opera Company.
"THE TICKLER" (that's a corker). "THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD"
r (that's great). "BUDDHA'S TEMPLE" (that's a guess-again).
L 'ELECTRIC BASEBALL (that's a new game). "MAID OP MVS.
TERY (that's a puzzler). "SCENIC OLD MILL (that's New Swlt
t zerland and Columbia Gorge In one). "HUMAN INCUBATOR"'
I (that's a scientific). The Incomparable Roller Rink, With All
F New Skates. Centodcon, Rustic Billiard Hall. Bowling, Dancing,
I Swimming. ,
L
. Picnic Parties and Special Days Arranged Upon Application
I to the Manager, D. C. Freeman. ,
Fifteen Minutes From Alder Street
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